ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244707
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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1942 |
| Time: | 19:48 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED349 |
| MSN: | WS-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bekhausen, Rastede, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 17:03 hrs for a bombing operation against Cloppenburg in Niedersachsen.
The aircraft was coned by Scheinwerfer 48 (Frieschenmoor) at 19:40. Hit by light and heavy Flak of 6/Marine Flak Abt 222. By machine gun fire of Scheinwerfer Achtermeer (53) and Ovelgönne (97), by Flak of 1-5/Res Flak Abt 222 2/schw Flak Abt 262, lei. Hei Flak Battery . 3/XI, II/4/lei Flak Abt 988 and II and III/1/lei Flak Abt 836.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant John Wilson RCAF R/89650 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Albert Willis RAF 1128228 [PoW]
Navigator : Sergeant John Richard Lord RAF 1101843 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Alexander Stoddart MacKinley RAF 1238271 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Leslie Britton Holmes RAF 1377652 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant William Harvey Penn RCAF R/131821 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Elliott Richmond Aldridge RAAF Aus/416173 [PoW]
Sergeant Penn (21) was initially buried at Bad Zwischenahn Evangelical Parish Friedhof. Today, he rests in the Sage War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED349
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2020 18:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Apr-2024 18:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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